There are nine people who are murdered inside the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church here in charleston last night. Cynthia herd, 54. Manager of one of the busiest branches in the Charleston County Public Library system where she worked for 31 years. The lie rather will be renamed in her honor. Reverend Daniel Simmons sr. Died in the operating room. He was 74. Retired in 2005 as Charleston County director of the Community Development Block Grant Program which funds Affordable Housing and local development. She was a mother of four. Tawanza sanders, 26. He got a degree from the division of business administration. Myron thompson, 59, the wife of reverend anthony thompson, a nearby church in charleston. A mom to three children, a speech pathologist and coach for a Girls Track Team team outside charleston. Susie jackson was 87, at church with her sister who also died at the scene who was 70 years old. Finally, reverend pinckney, the pastor, first yore darrened at age 18 and was el
This is nbc nightly news. Reporting tonight from charleston South Carolina, Savannah Guthrie. Good evening from this beautiful city where what unfolded just a few steps from here last night is almost too much to bear. It happened at the Emanuel Episcopal Church mother emanuel, as everyone calls it wednesday Night Prayer Service and bible study, all welcome, no questions asked. A young man walked in, took a seat and waited for up to an hour and then police say dylann roof stood up and started shooting. There were nine dead, one injured and countless broken hearts here. A stunning act of mass murder in a predominantly africanamerican house of worship and tonight its being investigated as a hate crime. Tonight, what we know about the man in custody after an allnight manhunt, the stories of quiet and good lives cut tragically short. But first, what happened when the peace was shattered here last night . Our team is in place, and tonight we begin with chris jansing. The surveillance photos
So, here we are again, another mass shooting in america. Our neighbors, this time ministers, a librarian and grandparents cut down for nothing. It happened in the church behind me. It was last night during a bible class at this Historic Black Church here in charleston. Tonight, a white man is under arrest, 21yearold dylann roof of lexington, South Carolina not even of this community. The Justice Department is investigating the murders as a hate crime, and our justice correspondent jeff pegues begins our coverage. Jeff . Reporter scott, reports say the suspect recently told a friend that he believed black people were taking over the world, and that someone needed to do something for the white race. Investigators believe it was that rage that led him to kill here last night. This surveillance picture shows a young man apparently on a murderous mission. He entered the church at around 8 00 p. M. And then spent a full hour mingling with parishioners at a bible study. He then stood up, anno
County director of the Community Development Block Grant Program which funds Affordable Housing and local development. She was a mother of four. Tawanza sanders, 26. He got a degree from the division of business administration. Myron thompson 59, the wife of reverend Anthony Thompson a nearby church in charleston. A mom to three children a speech pathologist and coach for a Girls Track Team team outside charleston. Susie jack sockson was 87 at church with her sister who also died at the scene who was 70 years old. Finally, reverend picknynckneypinckney, the pastor, first yore darrened at age 18 and was elected to the South Carolina house of representatives just five years later. Age 27 he became the youngest member of the state senate. His seat in that chamber covered in black, a cloth of mourning today. Pinckney described by a colleague as the moral conscience of the state senate helped build support for a bill mandating body cameras for his officer. Last month he delivered an impassi
And local development. She was a mother of four. Tawanza sanders, 26. He got a degree from the division of business administration. Myron thompson, 59, the wife of reverend anthony thompson, a nearby church in charleston. A mom to three children, a speech pathologist and coach for a Girls Track Team outside charleston. Susie jackson was 87, at church with her sister who also died at the scene who was 70 years old. Finally, reverend pinckney, the pastor, first ordained at age 18 and was elected to the South Carolina house of representatives just five years later. Age 27, he became the youngest member of the state senate. His seat in that chamber covered in black, a cloth of mourning today. Pinckney described by a colleague as the moral conscience of the state senate helped build support for a bill mandating body cameras for his officer. Last month he delivered an impassioned speech on the senate floor. When we were able to see the video, and we were able to see the gunshots, and when we